Inter-American Elem Magnet School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, large
973rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 54%▼ Declining
851 W Waveland Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
(773)534-5490NCES ID 170993000971Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Inter-American Elem Magnet School 973rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 61th in 2019 to 54th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 637 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 87.4% | 85.1% | ▼ 2.3 pts | |
| White | 9.1% | 10.2% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Black | 1.3% | 2.4% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.2% | 1.7% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Asian | 1.0% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $343K in zip 60613 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Inter-American Elem Magnet School
- #1438Greeley Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.3 mi away1,438th of 2,105
ELA 37% ▼16 · Math 28% ▼10Compare - #5Hawthorne Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.5 mi away5th of 2,105
ELA 96% ▲43 · Math 95% ▲57Compare - #399Nettelhorst Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away399th of 2,105
ELA 69% ▲16 · Math 59% ▲21Compare - #868Disney Elem Magnet SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.6 mi away868th of 2,105
ELA 58% ▲5 · Math 39% ▲1Compare - #82Blaine Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.7 mi away82nd of 2,105
ELA 84% ▲31 · Math 78% ▲40Compare - #1816Brennemann Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 0.8 mi away1,816th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼27 · Math 16% ▼22Compare - #200Hamilton Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away200th of 2,105
ELA 77% ▲24 · Math 70% ▲32Compare - #611Harriet Tubman Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away611th of 2,105
ELA 69% ▲16 · Math 45% ▲7Compare
What school district is Inter-American Elem Magnet School in?
Inter-American Elem Magnet School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Inter-American Elem Magnet School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Inter-American Elem Magnet School 973rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Inter-American Elem Magnet School?
Hispanic 85%, White 10%, Black 2%, Two or more races 2% (637 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Inter-American Elem Magnet School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60613 is $343K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.